Mascara case



Feb. 13, 1934. I s, BECK 1,946,727

MASCARA CASE Filed May 25, 193s J a? c INVENTOR im?? ,a 5, @a

a, m7/ ,HL/YX ATTORNEYS Patented Feb. 13, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MASCARA CASE Isaac S. Beck, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application May 25, 1933. Serial No. 672,828

1 Claim. (Cl. 132-79) This invention relates to a container for a formed by punching out the metal. These lugs cake of mascara or the like and a suitable apconstitute stops which limit the outward travel plicator brush. The principal object of the of the carrier b along the ribs a'. When the invention is to provide such a container which carrier is fully Withdrawn, as illustrated in Fig- 5 shall be compact, easily carried, readily and conure 6, its rear wall will engage the lugs a2 and 60 veniently used, and of such character as to permit further movement of the carrier will thereby be a refill of mascara or the like to be inserted. A arrested positively. further object of the invention is to provide such The ribs a are so spaced with respect to the a case which shall be pleasing in appearance, bottom wall of the case a as to permit the ready simple in construction, and inexpensive to maninsertion and removal of an applicator brush d, 05

ufacture. the handle of which protrudes beyond the open- In accordance with the invention the improved end of the case a so that it may readily be grasped. container is formed as an open-ended case in It is evident that the thickness of the case may which a carrier for the mascara cake is slidably be determined by the thickness of the cake of 16 mounted and in which the applicator brush may mascara desired and the width of the handle 70 rest. The open-ended case may be closed by a of the applicator brush. Similarly, the width unitary cap oi complementary size and shape of the case will depend on the desired width of which may readily be slipped thereover and rethe mascara cake. The relationship of elements tained in place by friction. The invention will obviously permits the case to be formed as a very 20 be described in greater detail in connection with compact unit which may be carried in a hand 75 the embodiment illustrated in the accompanying bag and yet handled with facility. With the cardrawing by way of example and in which: rier b and the brush d nested in the case as Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of the imillustrated in Figure 4 the case may be closed proved case, one Wall being partly broken away by a suitable cap e which is similar in shape to 2l in the interest or" clearness. the case and of such interior dimensions as to 80 Figure 2 is a view in transverse section through permit it to be slid thereon with a nice nt. Such the cap taken on the plane indicated by the line closure will protect the contents of the case en- 2-2 of Figure 1 and looking in the direction of tirely against foreign matter. If desired, the cap the arrows. may be retained in place more eiectively by Figure 3 is a view in plan of the improved case, forming a dimple a3 in one wall of the case so as 85 the cap being shown as removed and part of the to engage the cap frictionally. top wall of the case being broken away in the in- Largely for appearance the case illustrated has terest of clearness. at its closed end a false cap f which lits snugly Figure 4 is a view in vertical section through thereover and may be frictionally retained by the case illustrated in Figure 3 and taken on dimples a4 in the walls of the case which engage 90 the plane indicated by the line 4--4 thereof. the said false cap. The thickness of this false Figure 5 is a view in transverse section through cap and its relation to the case is such that it the case shown in Figure 4 and taken on the plane will present a shoulder to the closure cap, e and indicated by the line 5 5 thereof. be in alignment therewith when the cap is in Figure 6 is a view similar generally to Figure position, c5 4 but showing the carrier for the cake of mascara The improved construction permits the ready -fully withdrawn in position for use, the dotted insertion of reiill cakes of mascara when required. lines indicating the position of the carrier when As shown in Figure 6 the rear Wall of the carrier it is to be removed from the case. b may be inclined with relationship to the bottom The case a is preferably formed from metal wall of the carrier to facilitate a rocking movelCO in one piece and has an open-end. The side ment on the supporting ribs a. When the carrier walls of the case are crimped to provide two is fully withdrawn from the case with the rear opposed longitudinally extending ribs a' which wall in contact with the lugs a2 the outer end of present themselves interiorly of the case and the carrier may be moved upwardly so as to rock extend for a greater or less distance. These the rear wall until its free edge is disengaged 105 opposed ribs a' constitute ways on which rest from the lugs a2 after which the carrier may be slidably a carrier b in which is supported a cake Withdrawn entirely from the case. A carrier with of mascara c. In the top wall of the case a near a fresh cake of mascara may be readily inserted the open-end thereof are two downwardly exby the reverse operation, as will be evident.

:ses tending lugs a2 which may conveniently be Changes in form and arrangement may be made llo n et by one skilled in the art while retaining the novel characteristics described, Without departing from the appended claim.

I claim as my invention:

As an article of manufacture a unitary metal case for the purpose set forth having side walls and an end Wall, the opposite end being open, interior ribs formed by crimping in the opposite side walls along the median line thereof and extending longitudinally of the case, a. carrier slid- 'lio 'iis

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